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Millipede

KIND OF ANIMAL: Arthropod


FOOD
Millipedes eat plants.
They eat stems.
They eat roots.
They eat leaves.
They eat wood.

ENEMIES
Millipedes are not easy to eat.
They have a hard shell.

WHERE THEY LIVE
Millipedes live in the woods.
They love damp places.
They live under things like logs and rocks and piles of leaves.

 

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Millipede means 1,000 legs. But most millipedes have less than 200 legs. That is still a lot of legs!
  • Millipedes look scary but they won’t bite you. They only eat plants.
  • When a millipede is scared, it curls up into a ball.
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